Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel earned $126.4 million in “compensation actually paid” in 2024, according to the most recent financial filings with the SEC.
He edged out now-former Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern, who was in the post for a little more than five months last year and was awarded $116.5 million.
Current Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin, who took the job on May 13, 2024 and formerly was president of Expedia for Business, earned $37.3 million in the compensation actually paid calculation.
The SEC introduced the “compensation actually paid” starting in 2023 reporting for pay during 2022. It aims to account for the value of stock and option awards as of year-end. For example, a significant driver of Gorin’s award value was